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KPFK Wed. Mar. 9: THE CIA AND WALL STREET

Today’s show will open with analysis of the L.A. mayoral election results — and the future of Antonio Villaraigosa and the Latino-labor coalition — with HAROLD MEYERSON — he writes for the LA Weekly, the American Prospect, and the Washington Post op-ed page.

Plus: Wall Street and America: Republicans want to convince people that privatizing Social Security with “personal investment accounts” will provide an easy route to wealth. Other voices warn about the political corruption, financial maniuplation and investment fraud perpetrated by Wall Street. STEVE FRASER will explain. His new book is Every Man a Speculator: A History of Wall Street in American Life.

WEB EXTRA: “Fascinating” — that’s now theGuardian(London) described Jon Wiener’s new book Historians in Trouble — Find out why:Listen to Jon Wiener on Historians in Trouble — interviewed on Radio Nation by Marc Cooper.

Trump Watch

Stories about Trump has actually done, not just what he’s tweeted.
Also: reports on The Resistance.
The Trump Watch podcast is the online version of “Trump Watch” on KPFK radio, hosted by Jon Wiener and broadcast live most Thursdays at 3pm at 90.7FM in LA, also streaming live at www.kpfk.org:
New episodes posted every Thursday evening.